wooden gromets

Saw this its great , you build a wooden boat then some people drill a hole and knock through a piece off plastic or brass/copper pipe to put a rope through well why not a wooden gromet ,this site shows one http://www-personal.umich.edu/~mrwizard/wkshps/shpnotes/grommets.pdf
Imagine this then a spiced rope superb
Bogsdolics

varnishing hull

Okay guys (gals),

 

     I have built quite of few boats, I came up on a new project.. 14' stripper canoe.

The hull is stripped in cedar strips, encapsulated with 6 oz fiberglass, 4 coats of epoxy..

Wow , some purity boat...

The beauty of wood must not be hidden under some paint..

 

The issue here is; I want to varnish the hull (outside bottom) with some varnish with UV protection.. This canoe isn't going to be sitting in the water all the time like some larger boats. I don't need bottom paint like I did with the others I have built..

I want to survey for some people advice on what the most recommended brand of varnish(es) that have the best quality.. I want it to last.

SeaJay/Speedliner

Hi Ya'll,

 

    I got interesting subject to tell about... Those old SeaJay/Speedliner boats that once manufactured here in my hometown.

 

The homeplace of SeaJay/Speedliner... They started out building boats in wood till somewhere in 1960's they started fiberglass hull boats...

Well, here this site to see where this information came from...

http://home.ca.inter.net/~jpbonnet/speedliner/news.html ..Gee, I hope that link worked....

 

There ain't much about speedliner over the net.. You all probably heard of them, or seen them on ebay... The company is no longer in business, as they have been taken by the flood in 1993... Yup, "ol' big muddy" took them away...

 

    I thought that I could tell a tale... because I got too much time on my hands.

 

 

                                                                       Larry

New Job

For those of you who know me, I would like to share whats been happening with me.  I closed my business last weekend after 10 years of ownership.  My flower shop was begun in 1907 as a greenhouse/florist and has been in continuous business since that time.  It only had 3 previous owners plus myself in its 99+ yr history.  Unfortunately, the 'floral' climate has changed dramatically in the past 15 years with dept. stores (sic. Wal-Mart/Sam's Club) and grocery stores getting into the act.  In larger cities this would probably be absorbed, but in our town of 8,000 it has been our downfall...  Anyway, while I was looking forward to celebrating 100 yrs (the fourth oldest active business in our 5 surrounding counties) the end has come and so I move on...

 

I have now taken a full-time job at our local ACE Hardware store.  This has definite benefits.  I get to work around tools, nuts, bolts, tools, etc - I get great benefits including a generous discount and access to a huge array of tools and materials including many marine items which can be ordered through the corporate headquarters - Good regular hours, steady paycheck, etc.

 

Anyway, I look forward to the future...

New Kayak Building Plans

Greetings Builders,

We're please to announce our latest set of plans: The Okwata kayak.

http://www.jemwatercraft.com/proddetail.php?prod=Okwata

Thanks,

Matt - JEM Watercraft

Markckm1966

Welcome Markckm1966 to the group

marckm1966 says: I have become more and more interested in building my own boat and would like to join

21' Handybilly

Hey ya'll,

      Someone had mentioned through here about 21 foot "Handybilly".... I have found a few sites about "Handybilly".. Very beautifully designed boat... It seem that I could not find any sources for plans or blueprints...  It is designed by Harry Bryan at William Hnad's work... Anyone know where to find it? I have attached several photos from the site at http://www.goldenpondclassicboats.com/handybilly.html ............

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